Let's Cook!: Food Programs for TweensEmily Van Weerdhuizen
April 7, 2020
About Me
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Emily Van Weerdhuizen, Youth Services Librarian
Sioux Center Public Library
(712) 722 – 2138
Facebook: @siouxcenterlib
Instagram: @siouxcenterlib
Agenda
• Why food programs• Types of food programs• What I've done• Tips• FAQs
Culinary Literacy
• What is culinary literacy anyway?
• Benefits in the library
• How can TWEENS benefit from food programs
Why food programs in the library?
Who can run a food program?
• ANYONE!
Types of cooking programs
• Smoothies
• Waffles
• Taste tests
• Iron Chef
• Pancake art
• Ice cream
• Cupcake decorating
• Others??
What are some programs I've done?
• Secret Science of Ice Cream
• Cupcake Wars
• Chocolate taste test
• Cupcake decorating
• Cookie Decorating
• Baking Club• Cookies
• Brownies
• Cupcakes (cancelled due to COVID-19 :( )
• Book clubs
• Taste Test (cancelled due to … you guessed it....)
Baking Club
Book clubs
Cupcake Decorating
How has a typical program run for me?
• Welcome
• Layout
• Groups of 3
• Limit 15 kids per session
• 3 sessions
• Intro and ground rules
• Wash hands and let bake!
• Know your audience
• Do activities while recipes are baking
• Clean area before leaving
• Throw away trash
• Wipe area with Clorox wipe
• Stack dirty dishes neatly
• They enjoy their baked goods! They can take a recipe on the way out the door
Tips I've found useful for programs
• Activities for them to do while it all bakes
• Following directions worksheet
• Measuring activity
• Make them clean up!
• Have them learn about building a plate and making healthy choices
More tips!
• Mise en place - (MEEZ on plehs) - make them do it
• For trickier ingredients, consider pre-measuring (e.g. Crisco)
• If possible, provide each group with all ingredients (instead of sharing)
• Always keep paper towels and Clorox wipes handy ;)
• Have an assistant
• Display and promote your library's cookbook collection
• Can also display any resources you have related to cooking (we have cake pans that we've promoted)
**Make sure you have a fire extinguisher nearby! (or at least know where one is)
Ideas for tying baking into other topics
• Tweens grow their own food, then they cook it/bake it (biology, chemistry, culinary skills, gardening)
• STEM food topics
• Molecular gastronomy
• Using solar power to cook
• Browning effect (Maillard effect)
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rs1JLYXROVU
• Anything baking
• Language learning (https://libwww.freelibrary.org/programs/culinary/)
• Cookbook/book clubs
• Book programs
• Cook food from Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, others
FAQs
• I have no/limited budget• Free Library of Philadelphia
(https://issuu.com/freelibrary/docs/free-library-culinary-literacy-tool)
• I have no/limited space
• Food safety/allergies??
Books to tie into baking
• The Baking Cookbook for Teens : 75 Delicious Recipes for Sweet and Savory Treats by Robin Donovan
• The Complete Cookbook for Young Chefs by America's Test Kitchen Kids
• The Complete Baking Book for Young Chefs by America's Test Kitchen Kids
• The Cookbook for Teens: The Easy Teen Cookbook with 74 Fun & Delicious Recipes to Try by Tamra Orr
• The Teen Kitchen: Recipes We Love to Cook by Emily and Lyla Allen
• Love Sugar Magic: A Dash of Trouble by Anna Meriano
• Pie in the Sky by Remy Lai
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Resources to check out
• Free Library of Philadelphia Culinary Literacy Center• Toolkit for Public Libraries: https://bit.ly/2xHWSTQ• Programming Librarian:
• https://programminglibrarian.org/blog/cultural-cooks• For cheap recipes:
• https://cookbooks.leannebrown.com/good-and-cheap.pdf• Some cooking ideas: https://rb.gy/odcett• Teaching science through baking: https://bit.ly/39HkCEW• For older kids: https://www.scienceofcooking.com/
Any questions?
Contact Me!
Emily Van Weerdhuizen, Youth Services Librarian
Sioux Center Public Library
(712) 722 – 2138
Facebook: @siouxcenterlib
Instagram: @siouxcenterlib
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